Are keyboard skills relevant?
I'm looking to create a lab for students based entirely on tablets, and am meeting resistance from some staff and the curriculum directors. The biggest concern for them is that students will not learn...
View ArticleRequest: Latest customizable Nortel/Avaya VPN packages
I'm a county gov't help desker in desperate need. I'm being undermined by a non-tech boss who thinks what I do is a waste of my time, and wants to cut my department from 3 to 2 people, for 350...
View Article_msdcs messed up records in DNS W2K8 ? some mess cleanup
got to clean up some mess on a server. Here's what i get after running dcdiag /v http://img200.imageshack.us/i/cccf.png/ here's the story - they had dc1 and dc2 online, both in a site with replication,...
View ArticleAny thoughts on fastmail.fm for outsourcing email services?
We're a tech business and currently running our own *nix servers with standard mail server software: cyrus, postfix, etc. There is a lot of sentiment from the tech guys to outsource the mail server...
View ArticleIntroducing linux into a windows environment.
Interested in playing around with linux a little... Where is a good place to start for a novice? Any particular tasks that would be well suited to give to a linux box that wouldn't be too tough to...
View ArticleCompany uses AWS to host ECG monitoring system for cardiac patients. Has no...
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View ArticleTracking stats in a web application is easy, here's how using graphite and...
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View ArticleCareer Advice Needed: help!
I currently work as an IT Manager for a small company. I make $49K, and I manage all IT tasks for the company- one man department with a couple of developers. My resume includes: Sharepoint 2010,...
View ArticleWorried about Non-Compete (NYC) and New Job Offers
Hello Everyone, For some background information, I have been at my job for about 10 months. 6 Months into my employment there was a management shakeup at my company. It went from very chill to pseudo...
View ArticleFirst annual r/sysadmin survey!
Hi sysadminit, Periodically, I see these questions come up, but rarely together. I thought it might be instructive for everyone to do a real (anonymous) survey. I'll wait a week or so and then...
View ArticleAny ideas on LAN packet shaping software?
We have a few 24 port HP managed L2 switches and my IT manager asked me to find a solution to channel bandwidth per protocol, ie: marketing lady wants to make a skype call, we want to make sure that...
View ArticleSysadmins -- Best way for you to learn about new technologies?
I've looked into CBTNuggets - setup a trail account and I believe it was a great resource - learned a lot from the small amount of time I had. Are there sites out there like CBTNuggets that aren't so...
View ArticleExchange is it really that bad??
Well I got my domain setup and noticed that sbs2008 has the exchange running for every user. Yall convinced me to probably go with Google apps but I would like to keep it in house. So should I consider...
View ArticleBlocking Yahoo Toolbar from Adobe Updates
Anybody have any tricks for this? My users are idiots and mindlessly click next then complain about their new toolbar submitted by RAGERAGERAGERAGE [link] [7 comments]
View ArticleSystem Admins, I am hosting a Security focused Lunch and Learn on May 4th in...
Hey All, I am hosting a lunch and learn with Kaspersky Labs and Barracuda Networks on May 4th at the International Fishing Hall of Fame in Dania Beach, FL. Catering will be by Grandpas Bakery (recently...
View ArticleDealing with a non-technical "IT Person"
We've all seen them.. Office managers that do the role of "IT" for a small office that does not have a dedicated IT staff.. Maybe it's Bill from accounting that "is a computer genius" meaning he setup...
View ArticleVPN - Am I doing it wrong?
We have a firewall running Untangle which uses OpenVPN. My clients are using laptops with embedded AT&T air cards. I wanted the VPN connection to initialize before/at the windows log on screen so...
View Article"Service Bell" app for computer labs
I'm trying to think of a simple way to allow people in a computer lab (MS Vista operating system) to request help from someone in a nearby office. I thought about using the "msg" or "net send" apps in...
View ArticleDistribution Lists Not Showing Up in Global Address List - Exchange 2010
We recently went through an upgrade to Exchange 2010 and I've noticed that new distribution lists that have been created since the upgrade do not show up in the GAL. Can somebody please tell me what I...
View ArticleTitle Change Proposal Advice and Suggestions
Hello /r/SysAdmin, Does anyone have any advise on creating a proposal for a title change? I currently have the title of "IT Specialist", however I currently manage the entire LAN (from MPLS's down to...
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